That may be believed by many but those words were uttered far and wide four years ago and we all know what happened then.
Looking at the facts, Argentina should not pose too many problems for the All Blacks in Auckland tomorrow night.
The home side should win by plenty, but there are a couple of variables to throw in.
This is knockout rugby - something at which the All Blacks have been very poor in the past 20 years.
Emotion plays a big part in these games, and there are few more emotional sportsman around then your average Argentinian.
The men from South America will lift - there is no doubt about that - and the All Blacks have a side which has an injured captain, a novice in the key first five-eighth position and a No 8 playing just his second game in six weeks.
So it may not be the simple walk in the park many are expecting. If the All Blacks hit their straps there is no kowing what might happen, but a walkover is unlikely.
All Black coach Graham Henry, for one, is not getting the abacus out to start logging up points.
"Argentina always cause major difficulties. They played England in the first game and perhaps could have won that game. So they are always a very competitive side. A very difficult team to play against," Henry said.
"Their pack drives well and scrums well, good at the breakdown. They will be very competitive. We are expecting a big game."
Knock-out rugby brings a more determined approach from his side.
"You play each game with what the opposition bring and how you think you can exploit them. That is no different from a normal test match, I guess, except there is a huge amount of pressure. And we probably know about that pressure to perform in finals football over the years.
"Because if you don't [perform] then you're out. So the approach as far as the game plan is concerned is pretty normal. It is just a different circumstance than normal test matches."
The All Blacks just need to concentrate on the basics and use their talented backs to get past a committed Pumas outfit which lacks talent, compared to the All Blacks.
Henry is not expecting much different from the Pumas, with plenty of aggression at the breakdown and ball in the air.
As for who kicks the goals, that is still open for debate, with Henry not revealing who he prefers between Colin Slade and Piri Weepu. Weepu may get the job so Slade can just concentrate on general play.
Israel Dagg, Richard Kahui and Adam Thomson were all declared non-starters by Henry yesterday because of leg injuries but should be available for matches to come.
With Dagg dropping out, Mils Muliaina gets the chance to play his 100th test for the All Blacks, following the path first trodden by McCaw two weeks ago.
Henry paid tribute to a player he first persuaded to come north from Invercargill to play at Kelston Boys' High School.
"He is a great servant to New Zealand rugby, a world-class fullback who has been a key member for this team for a very long time. So it is a very special time for him and he deserves the honour."
Muliaina himself was more circumspect, saying he had been nervous over the past couple of weeks but now he had the opportunity he wanted to go out and do a good job.
The match is expected to sell-out with a fine night forecast.